Have you bought your tickets yet for Rent? If you haven't, you won't be seeing it for a long time - this will be the final North American production before its return to off-Broadway! Click on the blog's Rent banner to take you to the Rose Theatre website to buy your tickets online - but hurry! We're running the show this weekend only, opening Thursday, November 11th.
Here's something that should sell you - check out this video sneak peek featuring Erin Hyde as Maureen and Lumena Daniel as Joanne! Enjoy, and see you at the show!
Since community theatre is entirely volunteer work, we're working on a limited budget and aren't ashamed to go into 'beg, borrow and steal' mode. Bartering isn't out of the question, either!
Here's a few props we're looking for. If you've got something on the list collecting dust and would like to donate it to this worthy cause, leave a comment! I'm even open to trades from my Etsy shop if there's something you have your eye on.
telephone with a built-in tape answering machine, 1990s model
3 cell phones, late 80s to early 90s models - think the first flip-phone models
16mm projector - it doesn't need to work, but has to look like it functions
16mm camera - just like the projector, it doesn't need to work, just look like it does
camera tripod
You can follow the rehearsal and production process on Brampton Music Theatre's blog, Songs and Stages. Videos and photos are up of the phenomenal cast! If you're in the Brampton area, come see the show! Opening night is November 11 - click here to buy your tickets!
Nick and I have found ourselves on a lightning-fast search for a place for us to really settle some roots, and our good karma has landed right back in our lap - we've found ourselves a beautiful 2-bedroom open-concept apartment, just outside of downtown Brampton! Hardwood floors throughout the entire apartment, kitchen with new appliances, and closet space galore! (Plenty of room for all those shoes, my father would say!) We'll be setting up the second bedroom as a workspace/music studio that both Nick and I can share, where I can be surrounded and inspired by a menagerie of musical instruments, and Nick can finally have the space he's always wanted to make his music flourish!
I haven't any pictures right now of this beautiful space, but certainly will very soon! My 365-Make n' Tell Challenges will mostly be revolved around decorating our little piece of planet Earth we call home, as well as organizing my jewelry workspace, while incorporating a shared space with Nick and his home studio for music recording.
Oh man, is he good. I might be slightly biased, and I don't care; I know talent when I see it! I know I show off enough with my own stuff all over this blog, so here's a chance to show off the love of my life doing what he loves to do in life! This is Nick in his former band, Dali Circus, and a little taste of his guitar prowess.
I had recently mentioned of Nick's newest hobby and fascination with marksmenship, as he came across this video I thought was absolutely stunning, I had to share with you all.
It's visual stimuli like this that keeps me going; finding inspirations and beauty in the places where you'd have to turn over a rock. I implore you to watch and admire the beauty of the patterns emerging from the impact of a various selection of ammunition against various targets and substances.
I celebrated my birthday last year doing a gig for a Led Zeppelin tribute night with a good friend of mine, Brent Lindsay, who also happens to be our guitar technician at the Long & McQuade Brampton store. Check out below a couple of my favourites from the night. We've received some really positive feedback and have asked to come out and jam with some other musicians and play a few places. We haven't really taken up any offers yet. I did cheat a bit: you'll see a music stand in front of us. Those are lyrics. Brent had brought six guitars ... uh, well, instruments in total: mandolin ('Battle of Evermore'), dobro ('That's The Way'), 12-string guitar ('Tangerine', 'Gallow's Pole'), acoustic guitar ('Stairway To Heaven', 'Black Mountain Side'). He knew all the songs by heart. Someone in the audience shouted "Jimmy Brent!' during our between-song banter, which still sticks to him today. The guy deserves it - he has the most impressive guitar collection I've ever seen, even the original Jimmy Page Signature Les Paul! He didn't bring that one to the gig, as it was an acoustic set, although every instrument was a Gibson.
Now that I think of it, this is my way of honouring the passing of Les Paul, the man who helped Jimmy Page find his own voice in a sea of millions.
